RAILWAY SMASH
rome-vienna express
12 KILLED; 35 INJURED
United Preso Association—By Electn Telegraph.—Copyright.)
(Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) VIENNA, August 16.
Twelve are known to have been killed and thirty-eight injuried when the Rome-Vienna express collided with a goods train near Loeben. A heavier death roll is feared.
The engine left the rails, derailing seven coaches, several of which rolled down a slope.
Heartrending scenes were witness ed, rescuers cutting the telescoped coaches to pieces to reach the victims, including a number of children. It was necessary to amputate a Hungarian Priest’s leg to extricate him.
The driver, fireman, and guard o' the express hopped off at the last moment and escaped injury. Two stationmmasters have been ar rested.
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Hokitika Guardian, 17 August 1931, Page 4
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120RAILWAY SMASH Hokitika Guardian, 17 August 1931, Page 4
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